The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... fall : Juno endeavoured to form a conspiracy against her husband , but it was frustrated , and Apollo and Neptune were banished from Olympus for joining in it . The worship of the Queen of Heaven prevailed in Greece , Rome , and ...
... fall : Juno endeavoured to form a conspiracy against her husband , but it was frustrated , and Apollo and Neptune were banished from Olympus for joining in it . The worship of the Queen of Heaven prevailed in Greece , Rome , and ...
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... high and totters to her fall . Enough is paid to Priam's royal name , More than enough to duty and to fame . If by a mortal hand my father's throne Could be c 2 VESTA . 35 in the performance of those rites, and the last ...
... high and totters to her fall . Enough is paid to Priam's royal name , More than enough to duty and to fame . If by a mortal hand my father's throne Could be c 2 VESTA . 35 in the performance of those rites, and the last ...
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... fall . He was assisted in his labours by the Cyclops , a race of monsters , of whom the celebrated Polyphemus was chief ; their principal forges were under Mount Etna , where they manufactured many splendid presents for the gods and ...
... fall . He was assisted in his labours by the Cyclops , a race of monsters , of whom the celebrated Polyphemus was chief ; their principal forges were under Mount Etna , where they manufactured many splendid presents for the gods and ...
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... fall , yet half forgets to ride . Still , at thy near approach , applauses loud Are heard , with yellings of the female crowd . Timbrels , and boxen pipes , with mingled cries , Swell up in sounds confused , and rend the skies . Come ...
... fall , yet half forgets to ride . Still , at thy near approach , applauses loud Are heard , with yellings of the female crowd . Timbrels , and boxen pipes , with mingled cries , Swell up in sounds confused , and rend the skies . Come ...
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... fall of Ilion , and the Grecian fate : Full oft I told ; at length for parting moved : The king , with mighty gifts , my suit appoved . The adverse winds in leathern bags he braced , Compressed their force , and locked each struggling ...
... fall of Ilion , and the Grecian fate : Full oft I told ; at length for parting moved : The king , with mighty gifts , my suit appoved . The adverse winds in leathern bags he braced , Compressed their force , and locked each struggling ...
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Achilles adored Ægean sea Æneas amongst Anacreon ancient Apollo arms Athens Aurora Bacchus beautiful beneath Boeotia brazen breath called celebrated Ceres chariot Chiron crowned Cybele Cyclades daughter death deities descended Diana divine dreadful earth Esculapius famed famous fate father festivals flames flowers goddess gods gold golden Graces Grecian Greece Greeks hand head heaven Hector hell Hercules heroes HESIOD HOMER honour Iliad immortal island Italy Jove Juno Jupiter king light LUCAN Mercury Minerva monarch monster mortal mother mount mountain Muses Neptune Nereides night numbers nymph o'er ocean Oceanides Olympus oracle OVID OVID'S Metamorphoses Perseus Pluto poets presided Priam principal Proserpine reign river rock rolled Romans Rome sacred Saturn Scamander serpent shore Sicily skies stars sweet temple Terra thee Theogony Theseus Thessaly Thetis Thrace throne thunder town Trojan Trojan war Troy Ulysses usually represented Venus VIRGIL Vulcan waves winds winged worshipped youth Zacynthus